Victory!
With today’s agreement with Rep. Bart Stupak, Pres. Obama puts Health Care Reform over the top. Late tonight the vote will come down making American history. And number six in FDR’s Second Bill of Rights becomes a reality. At long last!
Steve
Davy Crockett Lives
Seeing the news of the loss of Fess Parker reminded me of the great nights watching the Disney Davy Crockett show on our Philco console. Fess as Davy, like a lot of the cowboy heroes in movies and TV, stood for moral values. These included caring for one another (Davy opposed the Indian Removal Act) … Read more
Sing, Dennis
Today the Health Reform Bill gets a big shot in the arm: Dennis Kucinich, the highly principled progressive voice is flipping and coming out for the bill. The Dems big problem has been people like him, who understand that Single-Payer, Medicare-for-all, is the only real way to fix the health care mess in the US … Read more
Illustration Next, Next Week
One week from tonight is the discussion, Illustration Next, at SVA. The evening will be devoted to an exploration of places illustration is and may be going, as led by three fairly recent SVA grads. Many colleagues will be on hand as well to talk about their experiences. I have some 150 images from about … Read more
Who’s Afraid of Liz and Dick?
Even staunch conservatives lately have been calling Liz Cheney out for going too far (calling the DOJ, the Department of Jihad, for having the poor judgment to provide legal defense to Gitmo prisoners. So much easier to just drown them). Ken Starr and Lindsay Graham have been trying to distance themselves from the Cheneys, explaining … Read more
